Title 63, Title 63 — Public Health and Safety

It shall be the duty of each district attorney to whom the State Commissioner of Health reports any violation of this article to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Amended by Laws 1…

Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the State Commissioner of Health to report, for the institution of proceedings under this article, minor violations, whenever the Commissioner believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances …

Whenever in the judgment of the State Board of Health such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the Board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations fixing and establishing for any food or class of food a reasonable definition and stan…

A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: (a) (1) if it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such food shall not be considered adulterated under this clause if the qu…

A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: (a) if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (b) if it is offered for sale under the name of another food. (c) if it is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears, in type of uniform size and prominence, the word…

(a) Whenever the State Board of Health finds after investigation that the distribution in the State of Oklahoma of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health, and…

Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food, except where such substance is required in the production thereof or cannot be avoided by good manufacturing practice, shall be deemed to be unsafe for purposes of the application of clause (2) of Section 1109(a) of this a…

An advertisement of a food shall be deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 11, § 1113.

(a) The authority to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the efficient enforcement of this article is hereby vested in the State Board of Health. The Board is hereby authorized to make the reasonable rules and regulations promulgated under this article conform, insofa…

The State Commissioner of Health or his duly-authorized agent shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce, or to enter any vehicle being used …

(a) The State Commissioner of Health may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders which have been rendered under this article, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof. (b) The Commissioner may also…

All reasonable rules, regulations, definitions and standards promulgated and/or adopted by the State Board of Health under the provisions of this article shall conform, insofar as practicable, to the reasonable rules, regulations, definitions and standards of the Federal Food and…

license - Sanitation standards. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain any establishment, stationary or otherwise, where food or drink is offered for sale, or sold, to the public, unless the person is the holder of a food establishment license issued for su…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Unattended food establishment" means an operation that provides packaged foods or whole fruit using an automated payment system and has controlled entry not accessible by the general public. An unattended food establishment shall not be considered …

of foods and drugs - Exception. A. Any manufacturer, wholesaler or broker of food or drugs doing business in the State of Oklahoma, or bringing into and offering for sale within the State of Oklahoma any article of food or drug, shall secure an annual license from the Commissione…

For the purpose of Sections 1121 through 1134 of this article: (a) the term "food" shall include any article used by man for food, drink, confection, ice or condiment, or which enters into the composition of the same, whether simple, blended, mixed or compounded. (b) the term "fr…

No person shall engage or continue in the operation of a frozen food locker plant or a branch frozen food locker plant until a license has been obtained from the State Commissioner of Health for each such location or establishment. Application for such license shall be made upon …

The annual license fee for each such frozen food locker plant and each branch plant shall not exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), to be fixed by the State Board of Health. Each such license shall expire on June 30th of each year following the date of issue or renewal and no license …

Upon receipt of an application for license for a new frozen food locker plant, or branch plant, the State Commissioner of Health shall require that, within thirty (30) days, an inspection be made of the locker plant or branch locker plant, its equipment, facilities, surrounding p…

Every frozen food locker plant or branch locker plant shall be subject to inspection at any reasonable hour by the State Commissioner of Health or his authorized representatives and such locker plants shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and conducted with strict regard to…

No article of food shall be stored in any frozen food locker plant unless it is in a proper condition for storage and meets all the requirements of food and food sanitation laws and rules established by the State Board of Health for the sanitary preparation of food products which…

Goods not intended for human consumption shall not be stored in a frozen food locker plant except such items of animal or vegetable matter which may have been approved by the State Commissioner of Health. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 11, § 1126.

(a) The floors, walls, and ceilings of locker plants and branch locker plants, including all food processing rooms, slaughtering facilities, and similar items, shall be of such construction and finish that they can be conveniently maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Wal…

All rooms of a locker plant or branch locker plant shall at all times be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. All equipment and utensils shall be clean when put into use and shall be thoroughly cleansed after each day's use and shall be so stored or protected as not to b…

Locker plants shall have an ample water supply approved by the State Commissioner of Health. Locker plants or branch locker plants shall be provided with adequate toilets so located as to be readily accessible to employees and equipped with adequate hand washing fixtures or facil…

The refrigeration system for a locker plant or branch locker plant shall be equipped with accurate and reliable controls for the automatic maintenance of uniform temperatures as required in the various refrigerated rooms and shall be of adequate capacity to provide, under extreme…

No food shall be placed in a locker for storage unless it has been sharp frozen at the plant, or else transferred from home freezer in solid frozen condition. No foods shall be placed in a locker unless such foods have been inspected by the operator. No unwrapped meat or unwrappe…

Persons who own or operate frozen food locker plants or branch locker plants shall not be construed to be warehousemen, nor shall receipts or other instruments issued by such persons in the ordinary conduct of their business be construed to be negotiable warehouse receipts. Laws …

Every lessor owning or operating a frozen food locker plant or branch plant shall have a lien upon all property of every kind in its possession for all reasonable charges and rents thereon and for the handling, keeping and caring for the same. Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 11, § 1133.

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this article, the State Board of health shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to sanitation, conforming to the purpose and content of the foregoing provisions relating to frozen food locker plants. Law…

Program. A. There is hereby established the Comprehensive Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program to be administered by the State Department of Health. B. The State Board of Health, giving consideration to the recommendations of the Infant and Children's Health Advisory Counc…

A. The Dental Health Service is hereby created within the State Department of Health. B. The Dental Health Service shall: 1. Plan, direct and coordinate all dental public health programs with local, state, and national health programs; 2. Advise the Department on matters involvin…

Revolving Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the State Department of Health to be designated the “Public School Vision Screening Modernization Revolving Fund”. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and s…

and services. A. The State Department of Health may award grants to public schools from the Public School Vision Screening Modernization Revolving Fund created in Section 1 of this act for the purpose of assisting public schools in obtaining vision screening equipment, collecting…

Display of sign warning of crime for assaulting medical professional – Reporting for assaults on medical care providers. A. Every hospital, health clinic and ambulance service shall display at all times in a prominent place a printed sign with a minimum height of twenty (20) inch…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act". Added by Laws 1992, c. 347, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1992.

Promulgation of rules. A. A mobile food vendor with a food establishment license required under Section 1-1118 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes is authorized to operate in this state subject to this section. Mobile food vendors shall follow all state and local laws and regula…

A. The local authority may regulate mobile food vendors in accordance with this section. In relation to a mobile food vendor's operations, a local authority may: 1. Restrict the operation of a noisemaking device that exceeds seventy-five (75) decibels measured at twenty-three (23…

license – Civil penalties. A. Any mobile food vendor who has been notified of a possible suspension or revocation of his or her state license may request an administrative hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and rules promulgated by the State Commissioner…

A person aggrieved by a decision of the State Department of Health following a hearing has the right to appeal the decision as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act and rules promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health. Added by Laws 2025, c. 19, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 202…

A. This act shall not be construed to require a local authority to adopt a program regulating mobile food vendors or to modify its existing program regulating mobile food vendors; provided, the regulations do not conflict with this act. B. This act shall not be construed to imped…

When used in the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act: 1. "Board" means the State Board of Health; 2. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health; 3. "Department" means the State Department of Health; 4. "Health care providers" means a hospital or related institu…

A. As used in this act: 1. "Agricultural food animal" means any domesticated animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species, or any domesticated chicken or turkey; 2. "Cultivated-protein food product" means a food product having one or more sensory attributes …

A. As a result of rising health care costs and concerns expressed by health care providers, health care consumers, third- party payors and the general public, and as a result of public health information showing that Oklahoma has a higher death rate than the national average, the…

A. The Division of Health Care Information is hereby created within the State Department of Health. B. The Division shall: 1. Collect from providers health care information for which the Division has established a defined purpose and a demonstrated utility that is consistent with…

A. 1. The Division of Health Care Information within the State Department of Health shall, in accordance with the rules of the State Commissioner of Health, collect health care information from information providers. 2. The information to be collected about information providers …

Immunity from liability. A. Except as otherwise provided by Section 1-119 of this title, the individual forms, computer tapes, or other forms of data collected by and furnished to the Division of Health Care Information or to a data processor pursuant to the Oklahoma Health Care …

regulations. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a hotel unless he or she shall have first obtained, and holds, a license issued for such purpose by the State Commissioner of Health. Unless otherwise provided by rule by the Commissioner, each such licens…

The State Department of Health shall issue reports no less than annually which may include recommendations to the Oklahoma Legislature for any change in the statutes needed to further the purposes of the Oklahoma Health Care Information System Act. The initial report shall be sub…

Care Authority to State Department of Health. Effective July 1, 1998, all powers, duties, functions, personnel and responsibilities vested in the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for operation of the Oklahoma Health Care Information Systems Act shall be transferred to the State Dep…